ferninando
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I like the Vac-O-Rec followed by the Watts dice Preener for all my vinyl cleaning needs.
Hey Joe, you can probably remove the Dawn from this and get the same results (as far as I know).My actual mix is composed of distilled water, Isopropyl alcohol, Dawn and Kodak Photo-Flo.
I was wondering the same thing. I always have a lot of glue left over from those Simply Speakers refoam kits that I think may do a good job.
Thanks onwardjames for your glue suggestion. I just picked up the Aleene's Tacky Glue and it works great. Audiokarma is such an awesome site.
Why have I never heard of these products? (Watts Disc Preener/Watts Dustbug)
Thanks for sharing.
Hi guys, I have a Spin Clean, VPI HW27, AudioDesk, Klaudio, and ClearAudio Double Matrix Sonic. I found the best for me was the VPI and the AudioDesk until I bought the ClearAudio Double Matrix Sonic which combines the best of both worlds. Traditional w/ sonic. The ClearAudio dose double duty but it comes at one hefty price. I still have my tried and true Spin Clean and VPI. I will never get rid of the VPI simply because it will never break. It's a work horse. But in the end, it's always up to the listener, their environment and what they believe 'sounds' the best.
I just bought a 2nd Spin Clean so I can run through both. Should I just use distilled water in the 2nd one and do a rinse or double wash? I also have a vac wand thing. Should I vac in between or after the 2nd spin? What would you do?
Someone who posted waaaay back ago mentioned also they got rid of price tags on record covers. I found the best way is using a hair dryer. Make sure the vinyl is out of the cover, blast hot air out of hair dryer onto the sticker and voila - usually peels right off. This really helps when selling records and not wanting the buyer to see what you paid for it ages ago.
I haven't spun any vinyl for many years, though I could never part with any of my LPs or my TT. I do repair books occasionally and have an adhesive specifically made for repair of fine books. It is called Bind-Art (product # 40-415-002) and it is an acid free nontoxic polyvinyl acetate liquid adhesive. Says on the bottle it is "Chemically Stable at a 7.9 pH" (neutral). It dries transparent and remains flexible. Might work good for those who use the glue method but are concerned that other glues are acidic.